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S4 E7 S4 E7: The Shield Comes Off Change the Reel website Why does our studio exist? Because who’s in the room decides who gets to tell the story, and who has to wear a shield to get through the day. Monique and Piper share the real origin story behind Velasquez Media: a Spanish-language video...
S4 E6 S4 E6: Choosing Power Over Force Change the Reel website You can’t have a happy ending to an unhappy journey. Coach Christine Meyer has worked with CEOs, founders, VCs and athletes for more than two decades, and she joins Monique and Piper to talk about trading force for power. Why your emotions are...
S4 E5 S4 E5: Humanizing the Algorithm Change the Reel website ADD TIME STAMPS HERE CHANGE THE REEL with Piper and MoniqueLinkedIn:Apple Podcast:SpotifyYoutube Executive Producers: Monique Velasquez and Piper KesslerProducer: Arielle MortenDirector/Editor: Simon Beery/Meredith Sause/Alyssa D'AvanzoCopyright 2026 Monique & Piper
S4 E4 S4 E4: Money as a Tool, Not an Emotion Cash KikiBookkeeping Bistro Change the Reel website Money doesn’t have feelings. You do. This week, Monique and Piper sit down with Cathy Mallers, a fractional CFO and founder of Bookkeeping Bistro, to talk about what she calls a “money story,” the beliefs about money...
S4 E3 S4 E3: How to Look Confident on Camera When You Don’t Feel Confident Change the Reel website You’ve told yourself for a year, maybe longer, that you’re not camera-ready. Monique and Piper are calling that what it actually is: not a confidence problem, an information problem. This episode walks through the five things...
S4 E2 S4 E2: Measuring Video ROI Beyond the Like Count Change the Reel website 3,000 likes, 40 comments, and your best friend called it “obsessed.” Did it make you a single dollar? Monique and Piper set aside whether a video was good and get into whether it worked, breaking down the three numbers, source,...
S4 E1 S4 E1: Why Advocacy-Centered Brands Actually Build Trust Change the Reel website ADD TIME STAMPS HERE CHANGE THE REEL with Piper and MoniqueLinkedIn:Apple Podcast:SpotifyYoutube Executive Producers: Monique Velasquez and Piper KesslerProducer: Arielle MortenDirector/Editor: Simon Beery/Meredith Sause/Alyssa D'AvanzoCopyright 2026 Monique & Piper
S3 E10 S3 E10: Curiosity Over Certainty: Leading Through Divided Times Danielle Marshall S3E10 Change the Reel website Episode 10: Danielle Marshall on Why Curiosity Matters More Than Ever Danielle Marshall, equity strategist, executive coach, and host of Unpacked Culture Chronicles, joins Monique Velasquez and Piper Kessler to discuss the hardest conversation happening in workplaces...
S3 E9 S3 E9: Video-Based Onboarding: Stop Losing New Hires in 45 Days Change the Reel website ADD SHOW NOTES HERE CHANGE THE REEL with Piper and MoniqueLinkedIn:Apple Podcast:SpotifyYoutube Executive Producers: Monique Velasquez and Piper KesslerProducer: Arielle MortenDirector/Editor: Simon Beery/Meredith Sause/Alyssa D'AvanzoCopyright 2026 Monique & Piper
S3 E8 S3 E8: Beyond Pronouns: Creating Truly LGBTQIA+ Celebratory Spaces Change the Reel website Episode 8: Dr. Brittany Bate on Creating LGBTQIA+ Celebratory Spaces Dr. Brittany Bate, licensed psychologist and founder of Be Bold Psychology and Consulting, joins Monique Velasquez and Piper Kessler to talk about what it means to go beyond “affirming” to...

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Monique Velasquez

Monique Velasquez

Co-Host & Producer

Piper Kessler

Piper Kessler

Co-Host & Producer

Arielle Morten

Arielle Morten

Content Coordinator & Producer

Simon Beery

Simon Beery

Tech Director & Editor

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